Awesome MATLAB for Students

MATLAB and Simulink provide specialized resources tailored to specific industries and academic disciplines.

Industry & Application Areas

Resources are available for:

• Aerospace & Defense
• Utilities & Energy
• Automotive
• Robotics
• Industrial Automation
• Communications
• Medical Devices
• Biotech and Pharma
• Finance
• Semiconductors
• Electronics
• Artificial Intelligence

Academic Disciplines

Resources are available for:

• Physics
• Chemistry
• Mathematics
• Neuroscience
• Mechanical Engineering
• Biological Sciences
• Electrical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Geoscience

MathWorks provides several tools for integrating AI into your MATLAB and Simulink workflows:

• MATLAB Copilot: Provides AI-powered assistance directly within the MATLAB desktop environment.
• MATLAB AI Chat Playground: A free tool (with a MathWorks account) to experiment with AI, answer questions, and draft MATLAB code.
• Generative AI Tools: A broader ecosystem including agentic toolkits and MCP (Model Context Protocol) integrations.

MathWorks offers AI assistants built directly into the MATLAB and Simulink desktop environments. Note: These require a Copilot license.

• MATLAB Copilot: An AI-powered assistant for MATLAB desktop and MATLAB Online to help with learning techniques and improving productivity.
• Simulink Copilot: An AI-powered assistant for Simulink and Model-Based Design. It helps explain models/errors, guides design, and automates tasks like standards checking, testing, and code generation.

MathWorks provides several categories of resources for students to support their learning across different disciplines and applications:

• Academic & Industry Specific Resources: Access solutions tailored to specific disciplines and industries.
• Application Specific Support: Get help with specific MATLAB applications.
• External Language Interfaces: Learn how to interface MATLAB with other programming languages.
• Learning Media:
  • MATLAB and Simulink Webinars/Videos
  • Online courses via edX and Coursera.
• Interactive Examples: Find discipline-specific examples via MATLAB Central File Exchange.

For visual demonstrations of MATLAB's graphical capabilities, you can explore:

• Fun MATLAB Animation Code: A collection of code used to generate engaging animations.
• MATLAB Gifs: A showcase of outputs generated from the animation code.

If you cannot install MATLAB locally, you can use these cloud-based options:

• MATLAB Online: Access MATLAB directly in your web browser with no download required.
• MATLAB Mobile: Use your smartphone to collect data and run MATLAB code on the go.

You can improve your MATLAB skills through two primary methods:

1. Interactive Modules: These include theoretical background, illustrations, and exercises. Examples include:

   • Treasure Hunt: A coding quest.
   • Machine Learning Methods: Clustering: Hands-on clustering fundamentals.
   • Fundamentals of Programming: Building a programming foundation.
   • Programming a Starter Project Using MATLAB and Python: Learning integration between MATLAB and Python.

2. MATLAB Cody™: An interactive coding challenge platform on MATLAB Central. It provides short, automatically-graded problems to improve fluency and learn idiomatic solutions.

Recommended Cody problem groups for beginners:

• Introduction to MATLAB
• MATLAB Onramp Practice
• Basics on Vectors

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/cody/

You can use MATLAB to interface with various hardware platforms.

• General Support: View All Hardware Support.
• Specific Platforms: Includes dedicated support for Arduino® and Raspberry Pi™.
• Hardware Manager: Use the Hardware Manager video guide to learn how to use devices with the manager.

Familiarize yourself with the MATLAB Desktop environment, which consists of four primary areas:

• Command Window
• Workspace
• Editor
• File Browser

Resources for learning the interface include a 10-minute introductory video, the Official 'Get Started' Documentation, and a Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet.

Students can participate in project-based learning through various MathWorks programs designed to build MATLAB and Simulink skills. These include:

• Student Competitions
• Hackathons
• Minidrone Contests

These programs allow you to apply classroom concepts to real-world problems and compete for prizes and recognition. You can explore all available programs at the MathWorks Academia Students page.